
Fight the Flu with Apples and Onions
An apple a day really could help keep the doctor away this flu season.
The Department of Pharmacology at Ji-nan University in China determined that quercetin, a pigment in plants that promotes longevity in the plant’s life, has major anti-inflammatory and anti-coagulation effects. Quercetin can be found in high doses in plants such as red onions, apples, and kale. When lipopolysccarides (molecules that make up part of bacteria, such as some strains of influenza or pneumonia) are introduced to the system, the result is eventually DIC, or disseminated intravascular coagulation. DIC leads to the formation of small blood clots inside the blood vessels throughout the body, which will contribute to vital organs malfunctioning.

